Pete and Geets were fantastic. They were Canada's pioneer FM morning show, and here's what I mean by that. In the early days of CHUM-FM they changed the way morning radio was done.

Less music, more talk, irreverent instead of corny and they didn't yell at you like the am morning shows did. When they came to CFNY in 1980, it got even better.

I often find it amusing how much credit Howard Stern gets for bringing a different style of morning show to radio, but his "style" was being established by Pete and Geets before Stern was even out of college. But without the tits and ass.

And of course, Pete and Geets never got the credit they deserved, mainly because they never had huge ratings. But as we've learned over the years, ratings doesn't mean quality.

The current ratings system is a joke and has robbed Toronto of a lot of good radio over the years.

It sounds like I missed something special. Glove tap to @mondoville for letting me know about this loss and helping me verify his age.

With a little help, I read two archived articles about Peter Griffin in the Toronto Star. They each gave his age at the time the article was published, and based on that I figured out his age at the time of his passing.

One article would have him 81 today, the other would have him 84. I originally went with 84 before changing it to 81. Once I learn which is correct from a MSM write-up, I'll update this page.

A great broadcaster, but an even better person. I was lucky enough to have him as an instructor for Radio @ Humber. He had some incredible stories and never seemed to get tired of asking us to hear more.

Hard to believe, and very sad indeed. The straightest of the straightmen. I remember when I first heard P&G on CHUM-FM in the mid-70's. Funniest shit I'd ever heard. One of the main reasons I got into radio myself. Actually used to set the alarm earlier than I needed to for school just to hear them. As I got older & CHUM-FM started to suck more & more musically, it was a relief to discover the original CFNY. And when Pete & Geets were picked up for their morning show it was the icing on the cake. Back & better than ever. The names & places they would come up with for their little skits were morning magic. Even their commercials for Fairview Electronics were always good for a laugh. My only regret was that by the time I started working at the station in the final days out at Kennedy Rd, P&G were no longer doing their show. No offence to Humble, but things were never the same. Rest in Peace, Petey.

@Sammi: I don't think CFNY would do a tribute nor should it be expected. Pete & Geets' final show was in 1987 (aside from that short fill in for Blundell). The vast majority of 102.1's audience wasn't even born.

My thoughts go out to Pete's family and especially all of those that he worked with and touched throughout the years with his warmth and friendship as he had that rare thing about him that you felt he was a kindred spirit as soon as you met him. You will be missed. That's right Pete'y.

Pete & Geets are OK, I never really cared for them much (like most other morning radio), I honestly really don't care for traditional morning radio, everyone's too silly and sometimes act like jerks, play some good music and I'm happy.

Just hearing this bad news now,Pete and Geets were hilarious, and I seem to recall they did it without resorting to smut. I was told that after CHUM FM let Geets go, Geets donned a sandwich board and paraded in front of the office, the sign read "NOMO ROMO" can anyone confirm this? Trend setters for sure, radio needs people like this today, badly. RIP Pete and thanks for brightening my mornings all those years ago

Remember P&G from the old CHUM FM days. They were the best Toronto morning show in the early 70's and got even better at NY in the 80's. Pete had the wit and soft sarcasm which guided the zany Geets and his cast of characters.Never been a better radio duo in this country. I miss Pete's voice and think about their show often.

I listened to CHUM-FM from the summer of 1968 until the early 1970s, by which time it had deteriorated. I jumped over to CFNY by about 1975. The very early CHUM-FM was the best Toronto station ever, although the pre1990 CFNY was my overall favorite. After that, it too deteriorated, though I did hang with CFNY for part of the 1990s, and more or less sporadically until the end of the millennium.

I listened to and greatly enjoyed Pete & Geets on both stations.

I now live in Budapest and mostly listen to talk radio [CBC] via the internet, though I could easily also listen to music via the internet.

Just came across this in a search on Pete. Like a few folks here, I also go back to the CHUM-FM days in the early '70s. They were certainly a highlight of my mornings, and probably helped me to get out of bed many times when I'd likely have stayed in longer. Another part of the search also brought up this great interview on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8tt8U6XbEA with Pete McGarvey. True fans will also be aware of the LP they put out with a number of sketches from the CHUM-FM days (I got the first one they handed out at the promo (pRomo?) release at long-time sponsors Fairview Electronics - quite a feat for a Scarberian kid). I thought it was on youtube also, but can't find it now.